PRODUCT AREA

This function allows the user to calculate the area of product model by selecting surface or mesh element, as illustrated in Figure 7.2.4.

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Figure 7.2.4  Product area

Select Surfaces

Click this button to display the Select Surfaces dialog box for the user to select the desired surfaces. After selecting surfaces, the program will show the number of the selected surfaces and highlight the Apply button. The user can click the Apply button to calculate the area of the selected surfaces.

 

Select Elements

Click this button to display the Select Elements dialog box for the user to select the desired mesh elements. After selecting elements, the program will show the number of the selected elements and highlight the Apply button. The user can click the Apply button to calculate the area of the selected elements.

 

Area

This frame can only display the calculated area of the selected surfaces or elements and is not allowed to be modified.

 

The user can only select one method to calculate area. If the user selects elements after having selected surfaces, the selected surfaces will be eliminated. After clicking the Apply button, the program will only calculate the area of the selected elements. Contrarily, if the user selects surfaces after having selected elements, the program will only calculate the area of the selected surfaces.

 

After the user completes the area calculation of the 3D product, the program will record this area value. Then the program will export the Product Weight and Yield Ratio options in the nesting report after nesting calculation.

 

Product Weight

After the area of 3D product is obtained, the program will calculate the product weight according to the area value, the density and thickness of the defined material.

 

Yield Ratio

This option is a ratio, which is different from the calculated nesting utilization. It indicates the ratio between Product Weight and the weight of nesting strip (pitch*width).

 

For double attach product, the program will record the original product model and the mirrored model after double attach operation. It will automatically calculate the area of the original product model and display the value in the message prompt area. The user does not need to select Product Area function again for area calculation. At present, the yield ratio is the ratio between the weight of the original product model and half of the weight of the nesting strip (pitch*width*0.5).